Enabling appropriate personnel skill-mix for progressive realization of equitable access to assistive technology

EM Smith, RJ Gowran, H Mannan… - Disability and …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Background and Methods: This paper reviews the current capacity of personnel in
enabling access to assistive technology (AT) as well as the systems and processes within …

Psychosocial recommendations for the care of children and adults with epidermolysis bullosa and their family: evidence based guidelines

K Martin, S Geuens, JK Asche, R Bodan… - Orphanet journal of rare …, 2019 - Springer
Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) is a group of rare genetic disorders resulting in skin fragility and
other symptoms. Commissioned by DEBRA International and funded by DEBRA Norway …

Assistive technology policy: a position paper from the first global research, innovation, and education on assistive technology (GREAT) summit

M MacLachlan, D Banes, D Bell, J Borg… - Disability and …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Increased awareness, interest and use of assistive technology (AT) presents substantial
opportunities for many citizens to become, or continue being, meaningful participants in …

Systems thinking for assistive technology: a commentary on the GREAT summit

M MacLachlan, MJ Scherer - Disability and Rehabilitation …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
The area of assistive technology has a long history of technological ingenuity and
innovation. In order to ensure that the benefits of assistive technology are equitably …

Perceived benefits and facilitators and barriers to providing psychosocial interventions for informal caregivers of people with rare diseases: a scoping review

DB Rice, A Carboni-Jiménez, M Cañedo-Ayala… - The Patient-Patient …, 2020 - Springer
Background Little is known about the benefits, and barriers and facilitators to providing
psychosocial support to caregivers to a loved one with a rare disease. Objective The aim of …

Living with epidermolysis bullosa: daily challenges and health‐care needs

S Kearney, A Donohoe, E McAuliffe - Health Expectations, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background & Objective Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is the term used for a group of
genetic skin fragility disorders. For those living with EB, pain represents a constant …

Foot care in epidermolysis bullosa: evidence‐based guideline

MT Khan, M O'sullivan, B Faitli… - British Journal of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
This guideline was designed to provide service providers and users with an evidence‐
based set of current best practice guidelines for people and their families and carers, living …

Use of the nominal group technique to identify stakeholder priorities and inform survey development: an example with informal caregivers of people with scleroderma

DB Rice, M Cañedo-Ayala, KA Turner… - BMJ open, 2018 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives The nominal group technique (NGT) allows stakeholders to directly generate
items for needs assessment surveys. The objective was to demonstrate the use of NGT …

Caring for a child with Epidermolysis Bullosa: a scoping review on the family impacts and support needs

CJ Ireland, LJ Pelentsov… - Wound Practice & …, 2021 - search.informit.org
Aims: Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) is a rare genetic disorder characterised by recurrent skin
blistering. Wound care and nursing are critical to everyday lives of EB patients. The aim of …

[HTML][HTML] When care hurts: parents' experiences of caring for a child with epidermolysis bullosa

E Daae, KB Feragen, T Naerland… - Orphanet Journal of …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) comprises a group of genetically and clinically
heterogeneous diseases characterized by skin fragility and blistering. EB is incurable, and …